Originally Posted by bsa1917hunter
Damn guys, this should be a sticky. When I started this thread, I hoped Rick Bin would make it one since it seems fitting. Well, I got bored and slapped my Stainless classic sporter 7mm Rem mag in my brown stone texture painted stock off of my 30-06 (new haven). I switched the scope out since I wanted something a little lighter and went with a leupold VX1 4-12x40 with long range duplex reticle. In all, my 7mm lost 1/2 a pound and looks better in the process. I'll bet she still shoots lights out too grin.....:
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I'm down to 8 winchesters now:
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From left to right: First year FWT (308 win) W/Nikon Monarch 2.5-10x42 in steel Talley mounts/rings, 1956 FWT 30-06 W/3.5-10x44 Zeiss Conquest in steel Talley mounts/rings, 1956 375 H&H W/Leupold VX3 1.5-5x20 and Leupold detachable rings, Stainless/syntetic classic sporter 7mm rem mag W/Leupold VX1 4-12x40 and LR duplex reticle in Talley lightweights, Sniper grey cerakoted 30-06 classic sporter in a custom left hand thumbhole stock with talley lightweights and Bausch and Lomb elite 4200 2.5-10x40, 2008 limited edition FWT W/Leupold VX3 3.5-10x40 W/CDS and Leupold DD's with 300 wsm Extreme Weather barrel slapped on for good measure, 30-06 Extreme Weather with Mcmillan hunters compact edge, talley lightweights and Leupold VX3 3.5-10x40 with CDS, FN PBR XP 300 WSM (New haven built) W/Nikon Monarch X Tactical 4-16x50 in TPS rings......All of these are excellent shooters and highly dependable. Nothing like a winchester model 70!!!!


Nice rack!!! grin


"There's more to optics than meets the eye."--anon

"...most of us would be better off losing half a pound around the waist than half a pound on our rifle."--dhg